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[[rosetta]]
= Rosetta Stone
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[[docbook-vs-asciidoc]]
== Comparison between Docbook and AsciiDoc

This rosetta stone tries to show the differences between Docbook and AsciiDoc.

.Comparison between Docbook and AsciiDoc
[cols="1,4,4"]
|===
|Language Feature |Docbook | AsciiDoc

|*Bold*
|<strong>bold</strong>
|\*bold*

|*Italic*
|<emphasis>Italic</emphasis>
|\_Italic_

|*Monospace*
|<literal>Monospace</literal>
|\`Monospace`

|*Paragraph*
|<para>This is a paragraph</para>
|This is a paragraph

|*Keycap*
|<keycap>F11</keycap>
|\kbd:[F11]

|*Links*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<link xlink:href="https://www.freebsd.org/where/">Download FreeBSD</link>
----
a|
[source]
----
link:https://www.freebsd.org/where/[Download FreeBSD]
----

|*Sections*
a|
[source,xml]
----
  <sect1 xml:id="id">
    <title>Section 1</title>
  </sect1>
----
a|
[source]
----
 [[id]]
 = Section 1
----

|*Unordered list*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>When to build a custom kernel.</para>
  </listitem>

  <listitem>
    <para>How to take a hardware inventory.</para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
----
a|
[source]
----
* When to build a custom kernel.
* How to take a hardware inventory.
----

|*Ordered list*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<orderedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>One</para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>Two</para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>Three</para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>Four</para>
  </listitem>
</orderedlist>
----
a|
[source]
----
. One
. Two
. Three
. Four
----

|*Variable list*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<variablelist>
  <varlistentry>
    <term>amd64</term>
    <listitem>
      <para>This is the most common desktop...</para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
----
a|
[source]
----
amd64::
This is the most common desktop...
----

|*Source code*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<screen>
  &prompt.root; <userinput>mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd/lp</userinput>
</screen>
----
a|
[source]
....
[source,shell]
----
# mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd/lp
----
....

|*Literal block*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<programlisting>
include GENERIC
ident MYKERNEL

options         IPFIREWALL
options         DUMMYNET
options         IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT
options         IPDIVERT
</programlisting>
----
a|
[source]
----
....
include GENERIC
ident MYKERNEL

options         IPFIREWALL
options         DUMMYNET
options         IPFIREWALL_DEFAULT_TO_ACCEPT
options         IPDIVERT
....
----

|*Images*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu">
  <title>FreeBSD Boot Loader Menu</title>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata fileref="bsdinstall/bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu"/>
    </imageobject>
    <textobject>
      </literallayout>ASCII art replacement is no longer supported.</literallayout>
    </textobject>
    <textobject>
      <phrase>The FreeBSD loader menu, with options 1-6 to boot
          multi-user, boot single user, escape to loader prompt, reboot,
          select a kernel to load, and select boot options</phrase>
    </textobject>
  </mediaobject>
</figure>
----
a|
[source]
----
[[bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu]]
.FreeBSD Boot Loader Menu
image::bsdinstall/bsdinstall-newboot-loader-menu[The FreeBSD loader menu, with options 1-6 to boot multi-user, boot single user, escape to loader prompt, reboot, select a kernel to load, and select boot options]
----

|*Includes*
|n/a
a|
[source]
----
\include::chapter.adoc[]
----

|*Tables*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<table xml:id="partition-schemes" frame="none" rowsep="1" pgwide="1">
  <title>Partitioning Schemes</title>

  <tgroup cols="2" align="left">
    <thead>
      <row>
        <entry align="left">Abbreviation</entry>
        <entry align="left">Description</entry>
      </row>
    </thead>

    <tbody>
      <row>
        <entry>APM</entry>
        <entry>Apple Partition Map, used by PowerPC(R).</entry>
      </row>
    </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</table>
----
a|
[source]
----
[[partition-schemes]]
.Partitioning Schemes
[cols="1,1", frame="none", options="header"]
\|===
\| Abbreviation
\| Description

\|APM
\|Apple Partition Map, used by PowerPC(R).

\|===
----

|*Admonitions*
a|
[source,xml]
----
<tip>
  <para>This is a tip</para>
</tip>
----
a|
[source]
----
[TIP]
====
This is a tip
====
----

|===
